Norah Woodsey
@norahwoodsey.com
Sci-fi author, former moderator, and fourth generation Brooklynite. she/her
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Norah Woodsey
@norahwoodsey.com
· Oct 11
The Control Problem
Vera Elpis is a quiet woman with a desk job, two friends, and a cozy apartment. On the surface, her life is easy. Children adore her, her inheritance sustains her, and she is safe. The only blight is ...
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For new and old, I am a sci fi novelist, emphasis on science. My work:
The States- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-states...
The Control Problem- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-contro...
When the Wave Collapses- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-the-w...
Lifeless- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lifeless-n...
The States- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-states...
The Control Problem- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-contro...
When the Wave Collapses- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-the-w...
Lifeless- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lifeless-n...
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the Swiss mixed doubles curling team is married and when their game ended the Peacock stream just showed them playing with their Curling Baby for like 5 minutes with the Olympics music playing
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
the Swiss mixed doubles curling team is married and when their game ended the Peacock stream just showed them playing with their Curling Baby for like 5 minutes with the Olympics music playing
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WE WHO???????
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
WE WHO???????
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I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
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Look at this otter enjoying his best life :)
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Look at this otter enjoying his best life :)
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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tfw when you want to have fun and chant too but you can’t because you’re at work
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
tfw when you want to have fun and chant too but you can’t because you’re at work
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i decided they needed a statblock
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
i decided they needed a statblock
Got the kids from school this afternoon and heard a lady absolutely scream into her phone, “I am always accommodating you! I am always giving up for you! And you do nothing for me, and now I gotta leave work! Fuck you, man.”
I said nothing but tried to send “yes fuck him!” supportive energy
I said nothing but tried to send “yes fuck him!” supportive energy
February 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Got the kids from school this afternoon and heard a lady absolutely scream into her phone, “I am always accommodating you! I am always giving up for you! And you do nothing for me, and now I gotta leave work! Fuck you, man.”
I said nothing but tried to send “yes fuck him!” supportive energy
I said nothing but tried to send “yes fuck him!” supportive energy
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Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
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First short film pre-production hurdle! I could use the collective powers of #Scriptsky for this one...
Anyone particularly/somewhat well versed on copyright stuff? Got a couple questions regarding a prop...
Anyone particularly/somewhat well versed on copyright stuff? Got a couple questions regarding a prop...
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
First short film pre-production hurdle! I could use the collective powers of #Scriptsky for this one...
Anyone particularly/somewhat well versed on copyright stuff? Got a couple questions regarding a prop...
Anyone particularly/somewhat well versed on copyright stuff? Got a couple questions regarding a prop...
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This is the moment when the AUSA asks to be put in contempt. She had tried to put in her resignation but they couldn't find a replacement.
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is the moment when the AUSA asks to be put in contempt. She had tried to put in her resignation but they couldn't find a replacement.
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Trump Scolds Female Reporter For Being Adult
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Trump Scolds Female Reporter For Being Adult
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
Feels ominous tbh
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop the use of California's new congressional maps in this year's midterm elections.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Feels ominous tbh
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honestly they should do curling in the same style as when the local bowling alley turns on the blacklights and does disco night. give us glow in the dark curling rocks, etc.
UPDATE: four minutes into the first event of the Winter Olympics, there has been a power outage
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
honestly they should do curling in the same style as when the local bowling alley turns on the blacklights and does disco night. give us glow in the dark curling rocks, etc.
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That is correct
And it's a negative feedback spiral
As it becomes harder to make journalism a sustainable job, the percentage of independently-rich-as-fuck people in elite newsrooms approaches 100%
These "journalists" treat their "jobs" as a lark to dabble in, and thus devalue the product for all
And it's a negative feedback spiral
As it becomes harder to make journalism a sustainable job, the percentage of independently-rich-as-fuck people in elite newsrooms approaches 100%
These "journalists" treat their "jobs" as a lark to dabble in, and thus devalue the product for all
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
That is correct
And it's a negative feedback spiral
As it becomes harder to make journalism a sustainable job, the percentage of independently-rich-as-fuck people in elite newsrooms approaches 100%
These "journalists" treat their "jobs" as a lark to dabble in, and thus devalue the product for all
And it's a negative feedback spiral
As it becomes harder to make journalism a sustainable job, the percentage of independently-rich-as-fuck people in elite newsrooms approaches 100%
These "journalists" treat their "jobs" as a lark to dabble in, and thus devalue the product for all
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The internet controls are broken today and kids are in class straight up reading the epstein files
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The internet controls are broken today and kids are in class straight up reading the epstein files
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Oh man, how did they find out?
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Oh man, how did they find out?
wrote this instead of making a thread
The Anger Machine — NORAH WOODSEY
I have a therapist. Unsurprising, of course. It is practically a requirement for writers. We use our emotions to build a world for others to fall into. Feelings with the power to create means they hav...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
wrote this instead of making a thread
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Good fucking God
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Good fucking God
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Washington Post —the paper of the nation's capital — cutting its sports section right before America hosts the World Cup is... just...
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Washington Post —the paper of the nation's capital — cutting its sports section right before America hosts the World Cup is... just...
Saoirse has a job (do whatever the kids tell her to do)
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Saoirse has a job (do whatever the kids tell her to do)
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That the culture of that company is entirely reactive/crisis based and not proactive and well managed, and you will be doing the job of multiple roles but barely paid for one
What does "thrives in a fast-paced environment" mean when you see it in a job description? 🤔
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
That the culture of that company is entirely reactive/crisis based and not proactive and well managed, and you will be doing the job of multiple roles but barely paid for one
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Re moving hush-money to federal court, Judge Hellerstein says Trump sought "two bites at the apple" by first bringing the SCOTUS immunity decision to state court, missed the window to raise it at fed.
Trump atty Jeff Wall said “any sensible litigant” would.
“Not so,” Hellerstein said. “Not so.”
Trump atty Jeff Wall said “any sensible litigant” would.
“Not so,” Hellerstein said. “Not so.”
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Re moving hush-money to federal court, Judge Hellerstein says Trump sought "two bites at the apple" by first bringing the SCOTUS immunity decision to state court, missed the window to raise it at fed.
Trump atty Jeff Wall said “any sensible litigant” would.
“Not so,” Hellerstein said. “Not so.”
Trump atty Jeff Wall said “any sensible litigant” would.
“Not so,” Hellerstein said. “Not so.”